Cow Milk Bottle

With the farmhouse theme so popular, we have
been seeing alot of decorative milk bottles in the
stores. Not only are they being sold in the home
decorator stores, but also in the craft stores, so they
are readily available. We thought it would be
adorable if we etched one just like the old
advertising signs.

2. Apply the cow to the center of the bottle.
Apply the checkerboard stencil just below the cow
stencil, overlapping the edges where they meet.

3. Over the top of the cow, center the number
stencils for 10 (cents) and the lowercase C after it,
overlapping the edges where they meet top to
bottom and side to side. Do not worry about the
strike thru the C for cent right now.

4. Apply the letters for Milk, centering them over
the 10 (cents), overlapping the edges where they
meet top to bottom and side to side as you did with
the other stencils.

5. Cover all the glass around the stencils with
masking tape, overlapping all edges. Cover enough
area so that none of the rinse water will touch any of
the glass not to be etched while rinsing. Cover all
the way up to the edge of the opening

6. Put on the rubber gloves. Load the brush with
Armour Glass Etching cream. PAT the etch cream
onto the stencils (do not brush it on). Cover each
one with a 1/4 inch layer of cream. View the directions and
How To Videos HERE.

7. Leave cream on for 5 minutes

8. Hold the jar upside down with the open end
down so no water will go inside the jar while rinsing.
Rinse off the etch cream. Remove the stencils and
masking tape and rinse again. Pat the stencils dry
and return to the carrier sheet. Dry the glass .

9. To make the cent symbol, take the letter L
from the lowercase stencil sheet # 21-1608 and
apply it tilted (as shown) over the etched letter C for
cent. Block off the middle of the L stencil with
masking tape so the inside the letter C will not get
etched. Etch the stencil